Shakakala, Śakakāla, Shaka-kala: 3 definitions
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Shakakala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śakakāla can be transliterated into English as Sakakala or Shakakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚakakāla (शककाल).—a year of the Śaka era.
Derivable forms: śakakālaḥ (शककालः).
Śakakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaka and kāla (काल). See also (synonyms): śakābda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚakakāla (शककाल).—[masculine] the Śaka-era (78 A.[Desiderative]).
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Śākakāla (शाककाल).—[masculine] the Śaka-era (78 A.[Desiderative]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śakakāla (शककाल):—[=śaka-kāla] [from śaka] m. the Śaka era (beginning A.D.78, and founded by king Śāli-vāhana; an expired year of the Śaka era is converted into the corresponding year A.D. by adding to it 78-79; e.g. 654 expired = A.D. 732-733), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Rājataraṅgiṇī] ([Religious Thought and Life in India 433]).
2) Śākakāla (शाककाल):—[=śāka-kāla] [from śāka] m. the Śāka era, [Jyotiṣa]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Shakakalambaka.
Full-text: Shakabhupakala, Shakabda, Dvika, Shaka.
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